Favorite plants for hanging baskets that can take the heat?
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Portulaca is very heat tolerate and is available in assorted colors.
sweet potato vine!
Begonias
Hi, Terry,
You might want to think about Fan flower. It's a native of Australia, I believe, so is very hardy in the sun and drought conditions. I believe it only comes in one color, though, which is an indigo blue. Here is a link to info about it. https://www.provenwinners.com/plants/scaevola/new-wonder-fan-flower-scaevola-aemula
Wave Petunias are used in the hanging baskets on the very sunny streets of a town on Long Island, NY. They might need a daily drink but they hold up to heat beautifully!
Hanging ferns are beautiful!
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Succulents! They have beautiful ones these days.
I live in the las Vegas desert I know about heat.
Good luck. ☺
Calibrachoa (million bells), petunias, bacopa, lantana, new guinea impatiens, ivy gerniums. If you have a shady spot fuschia is gorgeous.